diff --git a/src/lib/io/StreamBuffer.cpp b/src/lib/io/StreamBuffer.cpp
index f419cbe59..b5d75efe5 100644
--- a/src/lib/io/StreamBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/io/StreamBuffer.cpp
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ StreamBuffer::StreamBuffer() : m_size(0), m_headUsed(0)
   // do nothing
 }
 
-StreamBuffer::~StreamBuffer()
-{
-  // do nothing
-}
-
 const void *StreamBuffer::peek(uint32_t n)
 {
   assert(n <= m_size);
diff --git a/src/lib/io/StreamBuffer.h b/src/lib/io/StreamBuffer.h
index d869514b2..70f6bc299 100644
--- a/src/lib/io/StreamBuffer.h
+++ b/src/lib/io/StreamBuffer.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class StreamBuffer
 {
 public:
   StreamBuffer();
-  ~StreamBuffer();
+  ~StreamBuffer() = default;
 
   //! @name manipulators
   //@{